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Construction contractors and healthcare delivery in South Africa: challenges and interventions
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Llewellyn |
| Copyright Year | 2007 |
| Abstract | AND KEYWORDS South Africa faces significant challenges with regard to the delivery of new infrastructure and the upgrading and maintenance of existing infrastructure. This is particularly true of the health sector where Government has set a target, in terms of the hospital revitalisation project, of revitalising approximately 400 new hospitals in the country over a period of 20 years. This delivery must take place in terms of the requirements of the Construction Industry Development Board's (Cidb) regulations for the procurement of construction services within the public sector. In terms of the Cidb Act, organs of state may only invite tenders from contractors registered with the Cidb. The Register of Contractors evaluates contractors against a basket of factors and determines a category of registration: this category, in turn, determines the maximum value of a construction project which a contractor may tender for. This paper compares the demand side requirements of the National Department of Health with the supply-side capabilities of the construction industry as determined by the Register of Contractors. It finds that only a small percentage of registered contractors may tender for the Department's projects, and suggests that the target set by Government in terms of its hospital revitalisation project will not be met unless dramatic interventions are introduced. The paper recommends that new interventions are required, and that these focus around procurement strategies that advance integrated supply chains, long-term relationships throughout the construction and post- construction period, innovation, and new technologies, if Government wants to achieve the strategic objectives around socio-economic infrastructure delivery and higher rates of economic growth. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://researchspace.csir.co.za/dspace/bitstream/handle/10204/1458/Van%20Wyk3-2007.pdf;jsessionid=1F52CAE112DD901841CFF4FCDC31FCC2?sequence=1 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
